Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	205% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '21 at 18:44
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,172 108% 904 Pts	64-Core 1,714 106% 1,714 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 166 Parallax 171 142% 170 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 157 Splatting 128 127% 160 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 814 858 861 865 862 730 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,240 Write 1,301 Mixed 1,291 SusWrite 832 263% 1,166 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 58.7 199% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,085 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 964 722% 966 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 284%
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB 8,421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 445GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 447 454 453 456 454 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 473 Mixed 383 SusWrite 431 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 45 154% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 252 215% 316 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 120%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 27GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 59 32 25 21 17 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 123 Write 50.9 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 32.6 81% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 3.5 266% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 26.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 26.6 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 106%

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $388

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,390x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,484x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,076x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,761x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,085x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	894x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,359x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	832x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	611x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	373x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16